I bought OVER $3,000 of USED Gaming PC Parts in Tokyo... Did I make a mistake?

[@techyescity]

Hey guys hope you enjoyed this one, I have only a couple of uploads left in Japan before I head back to Aus, if there is anything you want me to check out before I head back then let me know below. Peace.

[@user-rs7tv5lq5v]

how does selling pc's in Japan compare to Australia

[@techyescity]

@@chuckwow3302 Nah the deals are good IMO, especially compared to what aus has atm on the used market. If you are getting 25% cheaper in France than that's actually awesome.

[@BrandonWestfall]

I swear I heard the same thing about the Ventus model having higher than expected temps.

[@mcalin5931]

Panasonic Center Tokyo 3-5-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo

[@Eppopower]

So, did you end up replacing the right fan with the broken bearing? Fans come in so cheap that no-one should resort to undervolting just for that! :)

[@StarsAtNight1]

Someone who wears those sunglasses can't be insecure about what mic they use.

[@techyescity]

LOL

[@ManGrieves]

I heard that, then immediately came down to the messages so I could find your comment.

[@meko264]

I personally have sunlight sensitivity and tight eyes from looking at screens all day and I wear big sunglasses outside. You are supposed to hold your focus out at a distance for 20 minutes twice a day to deal with it.

[@wrathchild3581]

Oh… those glasses they got to …

[@mettelhed]

Wdym? Those are the same glasses all white people wear in anime 😂😂😂

[@klsmxqdfv]

I'm japanese. Japanese PC stores sell new CPU coolers left over from assembling BTO PCs. However, because of the costs involved in dealing with warranties and other issues to sell them as legitimate products, they are not sold as legitimate products, but are sold cheaply as junk and disposed of. It also means that Japanese PC stores have limited space and want to dispose of surplus products like CPU coolers by selling them at low prices.

[@runeingebretsen8378]

i was wondering do japanese stores sell loose gpu fans,so the customers can fix one or more busted fans? i'm from norway btw.

[@mitchoo_]

Its a good day when Tech Yes City uploads

[@franzbeckenbauer242]

I tried deals hunting just like you and I must say: Im close. In Poland I got: Rx 6650xt with warranty for around 110$ Rtx 3060 12g for 100$ R5 3600 for 35$ each Corsair rm750x and rm850x 70$ for both. Few b450s for around 13-21$ And x570 for 30$ I think these deals was even better than yours in Japan. Greetings from Poland Bryan! Yes tech deals.

[@MrBrax]

>Rtx 3060 12g for 100$ that's amazing, i bought mine for 300€ used earlier this year

[@branko4138]

In Serbia that used cards cost 200-230e.. 🥲

[@BogdanM116]

Honestly, I started doing this as well here in Romania: Aorus GTX 1070Ti full box $56 Sapphire Tri-x R9 290 (i know, old, but still) $20 EVGA GTX 1080 $89 Aorus Master RTX 3060Ti full box with 1 year warranty left $213 That's been it so far, nowhere near the deals you have gotten but I've made some profit on them.

[@Arejen03]

@@MrBrax i got a used 3060 ti for 200 euro so its preety good deal

[@filippetrovic845]

I am in Serbia and im doing this on a even larger scale. I dont always get steals but i buy so much more. Currently my go to strat is buying cheap haswell pcs and uograding them to xeons from AliExpress. As for gpus i get similar prices but i buy many more pieces each deal.

[@faradflc]

Bro japanese sellers are extremely honest , they tell you everything little thing wrong with parts😂

[@betag24cn]

as everyone should be

[@rodhester2166]

The mic you are using is great, I kinda like the sound of live stuff going on , it adds a feeling of live world action going on. cheers.

[@threemasters1498]

Loved the vid! Always watch your used parts hunt episodes.

[@itzshihochin]

Thanks for the vlog. Now im planning to migrate to Japan one day because my work is doing good for now 😊

[@techyescity]

Great place to live, hardest thing is not being close to friends for me personally, some of my closest mates are like 1.5 hours away.

[@itzshihochin]

@@techyescity thanks for the heads up. I do had friends from 30 minutes away since we were in the same region.

[@geneaso]

I'll be coming to Japan in September, my first time!! Excited to see what I can find around my budget to update my potato PC.

[@geneaso]

Just got out of Janpara and found a 4070 12gb for $505. I think this is a good buy, saved more than $100 from my home country and it is a significant upgrade for my rx580 8gb. I was tempted to buy 4070ti for $640 but it was already out of my budget and it is too big for my case hehehe. Thanks, mate!

[@Gareyress0]

I prefer the background noise when your in man on the street mode. Adds depth.

[@RighteousBruce]

Bryan must never get sick of "when i was a madmannnnnn" song i understand why he a mad man :P

[@Willbme4EVA]

Bryans video also shows how safe it actually is in Japan. Try walking around in many Capital City's of the world with the merch he was lugging around. His watch, shoes, and those spiffy sunglasses also. He would be lucky to get back home with just the shirt on his back perhaps. Hahaha!

[@YudaHnK]

Good point, wealth divide has many negative externalities

[@uss-dh7909]

@@richardr5420 ethnic homogeny also helps, but yes, culture is a huge part.

[@SalamaAhmed-pj3jv]

They are just afraid of his true power when he gets angry.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

I never make a mistake when I watch Tech YES City

[@freedomearthmoon1]

Because you're headed to Tokyo tomorrow and now you know what to do?

[@ryanolsen294]

@@freedomearthmoon1 lol

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Awesome video and great deal hunting. I will be waiting for more great content to come.

[@Jumbob]

6:40 I think the mic is good now, the background noise is actually nice to hear, it makes the videos more interesting.

[@Willbme4EVA]

Outstanding Hunt, you managed to grab allot of cherry's. I have the exact same Ventus 3X 3080 I just tested yesterday. Going to crack it open, and do some TYC loving. Is also runs just a wee bit hot.

[@dsirius1500]

Really like that Galax 4080 Super, handsome card. But what I like most is the entire PC parts hunting so keep posting.

[@bertgo305]

I totally agree with Bryan's take on the new Ryzen release with the lower power rating for the new ones it's an upgrade. disregarding the price of course it's a new release why are so many reviews are complaining? Great video!! I think Bryan 's money in the bank grew too much that the bank doesn't want it to be transferred out 😆

[@TempleStreetJames]

If you get 0.1% interest on a Japanese savings account you’re doing VERY well, so I doubt that’s it.

[@k9bob]

Do the sunglasses help when searching for used parts deals or are you KZbin famous and have to shop incognito? 😆

[@SidneyCritic]

Usually you just peel the fan sticker and put a drop of oil in there, ie, if it's a sintered bearing they can dry out. If you have a syringe with fine needle you could probably just inject it through the label.

[@LatitudeSky]

Don't envy you getting all that through customs.

[@radupopescu4241]

Great video !

[@dionelr]

Love that Tsukumo store. I'd go there for parts back in the day. I actually just threw out a dvd drive that i bought there in 2007 for like $12. Such a great store. Appreciate the video and the tech yes hussle.

[@LawrenceTimme]

What an epic final hunt in Japan! All the GPUs!!

[@ralphmckenzie8802]

Nice haul of parts. Here in NZ used PC parts have recently headed into crazy price territory. I'm seeing used rtx 3070's going between $315 - $415USD which is between $550 and $750 New Zealand dollars. Prices are crazy for everything. I use i7 4790 CPUs for a lot of builds and they are starting to go for $125-$250 NZD which is insane. It doesn't look like prices are gonna get better anytime soon either.

[@ronniemoysey8854]

Just setting up a budget PC (MSI Mortar Max/Ryzen 5 1600AF/MSI 1660ti Gaming X (overclocked with nvidia's beta auto oc thingy +200Mhz VRAM and +31Mhz on GPU/16gb of Corsair Vengence) - luckily the card had an error on the pricing label, the staff realised and had to check with the manager before selling it to me for the price of a 1650 (which was on display right next to it and half the details on the price label were duplicated in error. A little win for me). I'm years behind in gaming, so this will be great for my needs. FM20 and Skyrim dont need a 4070

[@ewasteredux]

Looking forward to seeing you do some builds and make some sales.

[@OrbitalRoc]

What kind of import do you pay bringing your buys back to Australia ? .

[@selwynsmit963]

Good hunting Mate, Hanging out for the next Flip Up Challenge. Safe Travels

[@Chris-w2q]

Love the shades Bryan😊

[@retusmedic1851]

dang it Bryan, always a good time.

[@KiaaniDobson]

i got a 3060ti for 380aud last week, it has abit of rust/corrosion on it from being in storage, it is a used mining gpu and works perfectly, i got it because anything near that performance is 500aud where i am, i have been using intergrated graphics on my 7800x3d so this is a massive improvement

[@giovannip.1433]

Nothing like converting paper money into 'undervalued' physical stuff which is worth more paper money when sold...

[@RipperReacts]

Glad your going back to Aus.

[@Blazinghardware]

Hitting the motherload over there wauw man…. Great video.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Great score on ALL the stuff imo 😳✊💪🥳! Banking is restrictive with foreign transfers as i worked in finance doing that at an Australian 🇦🇺 bank and the validation process …. Especially with certain countries or certain banks etc is a tricky hurdle to navigate. In addition the Know Your Customer KYC process is government mandated and done to eliminate fraudulent accounts used for criminal purposes.

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Wow!! you got a load of good stuff!! 😃😃

[@vinyfiny]

Good on you for actually replacing that GPU fan. The faulty fan will still completely die eventually even at a lower RPM, and an undervolt can be easily reset in a number of ways unintentionally by a future buyer. Makes more sense to actually fix the problem vs doing quick and dirty temporary fixes when you're selling stuff to other people.

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

I hope he changes both of them. it's not worth the headache of a customer coming back or giving a bad review.

[@vinyfiny]

@@tanmaypanadi1414 I don't really see the point in replacing a perfectly functional fan. Sure it'll die EVENTUALLY, and so will literally everything else in a computer. There's no reason to assume it won't substantially outlast the other fan because who knows why that fan was acting up? Replacing things that work fine is a good way to waste money IMO.

[@Wizard-kk4lz]

I really liked the furry tail mic...nice haul all-round.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I can definitely confirm about the Ventus 3080 and 3080 Ti not being the best in terms of cooling. I wouldn’t worry really :) Fresh paste may still help a little tho

[@tbob2224]

I have the Ventus 3080 as well and it really benefits from a deshroud - not sure if the fans are just garbage. After a deshroud and adding two 120mm Air Slimmers it barely breaks 70c in 3D Mark and VRAM stays in the low 80's.

[@MaryannLynch-z9c]

Yay, Parts hunt!

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Great deals!!!!

[@LeftJoystick]

0:55 I have that EXACT Zotac GTX 1650 Low-Profile variant in a secondary system. I deshrouded and added 2 Noctua 60mm fans to it - I added it to a Dell Optiplex system, which is being used as a Home Theater PC with a 120hz 4k TV. Now, if there are better alternatives at that price that can run on the 75W PCIe power alone, let me know, because I've been in the market for another low-profile card like that Zotac one lol. The RTX A2000 Ada is wildly unavailable (and expensive). :( 10/10 would buy it for around $115. It's been worth that and more. It can even game at 4k in select titles lol....like Rocket League.

[@1gatomon]

lots of nice scores!

[@unitybeing777]

Techeconomics pls, Pls. And 2080ti, oc to 3080 equivalent and show results to your clients! Good luck, good buys.

[@SansAppellation]

13:44 Whoever sold them the 4080S must have gotten rinsed on the price by Tsukumo if they sold you it for ¥137,000. That part is ¥180,000 new in Japan. I wonder if what happened was an immediate return and an upgrade to the 4090, and that is effectively an open box price? Seems an odd situation

[@lolbots]

madman is back 🎶

[@user-tb3ih9lt4f]

seems like its been a really good summer for graphics cards but not so much motherboard combo deals at least for me. ill find 5-6 cards before i find a single motherboard combo deal.

[@rustyroy5385]

Would be interested to hear how you get all your Japanese purchases back to Australia, e.g. do you have to take them to a large post office or can you get them picked up or take them to a local drop-off point? Is there a lot of paperwork to do? Do you have to pay tax and customs fees to get them into Australia etc.

[@veethor]

i went in the same stores in obon holliday and was no lucky,just got a brand new a750 for 30000 .Finally upgrading my old 1060

[@Hugofse]

You should stock on those Wraith Prism, they are new and have the rgb bling for 10 bucks its a steal. Since eco-mode is the way to go with 7000, you can cool pretty much any amd cpu in a gaming pc, from 1000 series to a stock 7800x3d. I would also be interested to know how you get all your Japanese purchases to Australia, do you pack all of them in a extra suit case, do you ship it, is there alot of paperwork, customs fee's, time, is it safe and so on.

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

Yes man said he ships them back to Australia. it must be cheaper and slightly slower. i think AliExpress does something similar but it's takes 3+ weeks to arrive.

[@YudaHnK]

Love the music around 4min. Liek modern c64 sounds

[@jovpal5685]

Japan is my dream place imagine those PC parts , JAV magazines and CDS, wonderful food and nice places to be in

[@blackmennewstyle]

Those "Tech Yes City" glasses were so dope 😎 Where can we buy them Bryan? 🔥🚀 P.S.: In Thailand that bank account would have been locked within 6 months and probably closed after 12 months 🤮

[@techluvin7691]

prices are a bit lower in Canada. RX 6700XT - 12 gb ($300.) / RTX 4070 Super ($650.). Some higher end cards are still pricey, but the 30 series is falling.

[@GunzBlade]

When will you go to Kansai (Kyoto or Osaka) or Fukuoka to hunt pc parts there?

[@oxygenfy4345]

something wrong with asrock am4 board like half of them i got had broken audio also low end ones with shorted audio becomes completely unusable

[@betag24cn]

avoid the brand, buy something else

[@oxygenfy4345]

@@betag24cn fr no more buying aerocool and asrock😁

[@delit.133]

I'm also seeing my markets increasing the prices on lower end gpus and its honestly insane but yknow supply and demand thats just how it is tbh

[@n0.nam358]

In Poland used parts are good in ultra budget - midrange segment 1660, 20** 5700xt, 3070 or 3080 deals are good but supply is low. CPUs are only good in ultra budget segment like B350 - B450 with ryzen 5 1600 to ryzen 7 2700. You can find ok deals on monitors too. But can't find good deals for PC build with my 3070 for 225$. I need a job...

[@LittleLauLegacy]

I have that 4080 (non super). It looks really nice, but the only problem is that the idle voltage is very high at 0.935V, resulting in a high idle power at around 35 to 40w. But otherwise no complain. I got that for around 920US 7 months ago too, second hand ofc

[@freedomearthmoon1]

A camera man, meals, time invested, plane fare to Tokyo, room to stay in. Yeah, you saved a lot money. LOL

[@SalamaAhmed-pj3jv]

He never hired a cameraman, and his wife is Japanese, so probably he has an apartment there.

[@freedomearthmoon1]

@@SalamaAhmed-pj3jv I was being sarcastic for the most part. However, Plane fare alone renders shopping for and purchasing them an impossibility for most of his viewing audience.

[@TilSkywalker]

I went to Japan for vacation 3 weeks last year. It was a vacation I wanted to do for a long time and it was amazing. Grabbing a 3080 for 365€ as a souvenir was just a little "bonus". I wouldnt go to Japan just for parts hunting. But if its a place you really want to visit, it is a nice bonus!

[@freedomearthmoon1]

@@TilSkywalker Good for you. The point is 99.999% of the world or more has no ties to Japan or will never visit there. Which renders the video and its content kinda pointless.What about the price of stereo receivers in Papua New Guinea?

[@DarkestHourProductions]

Start looking at the ARC A350 and A750. My Arc A770 outperforms my older 2070 on everything, at less than the going price for 2070s.

[@kage860]

I can tell its going to be good as soon as I hear the “I wish I was a madmannnnn” song

[@chloeprice8]

that was sure a good haul. for the 3060 with the bad fan i would just remove the fans and deshroud it and just slap 2 120 fans on it for my personal use . cheap gpu and free fix

[@MegaDirtyberty]

Dang, I should have got you to get me a cpu and m/board while you are over there. I am doing a new build on my pc and spent ages looking all over the internet for a suitable m/board and cpu, trying to get a good deal and throw in a bit of future proofing is tough. I have settled on a used Gigabyte B650 gaming x ax am5 board and a Ryzen 9 7900x from Ebay, it was the cheapest place I could find. Now just need to find suitable memory and ssd.

[@kermitthegaminghermit8736]

Curious if you think gpu prices are going up because the RTX 5000 series is supposedly coming out next year instead of this Fall.? Otherwise, solid pickups. Love the Ryzen 7 1700 pickups and the RTX 3000 cards.

[@mick977]

Do you ever see CRT monitors for sale in your travels?

[@HardQare]

Here in Sweden I can see that used graphic cards is about 10% more expensive compared with spring.

[@gottahavitvt]

Wow no clue about Australian prices but other than that 3080 those prices are higher than I'm paying in the US. I do dig the look of that 4080 tho.

[@Bryan-T]

Did you steal Macho Man's glasses?

[@AirsoftDaddy]

Have you been to Hong Kong? The used market is not great but you can easily find brand new 4080 supers for 960USD.

[@delit.133]

never thought i'd be so early to an upload

[@Jack-qe1cj]

Can we get the prices in AUD aswell for the aussies?

[@doesitgame]

Yuuuup GPU prices are creeping up again here in the States, with some rare exceptions.

[@mikkazuki]

can you review the ark's rtx 3050 8gb mini? really interested with the gpu for small portable itx system

[@hawks_stuff]

Do you have to pay import duty on this type of stuff?

[@BobFresno]

Ha ha the sigh when talking about the 4080 says it all 😂

[@greenbow7888]

Nvidia recently announced they were ending production of the RTX 3060. Maybe that's pushed used budget cards up a bit. ... I think because they need to start shifting 4060 stock. Motherboards likely getting cheap because older boards will support Windows 10 for only fourteen months more. Unless you're prepared to pay for extended security updates from Microsoft. RE: the mic, it's kind of nice having a bit of background noise. It's a chance to see and hear Japan, and partly why I clicked this video. Wasn't really wanting to watch a parts hunt, but I figured a chance to see bits of Japan. Makes part hunt tour into something new.

[@walter274]

The graphing calculators make me smile as a former math teacher. For $30 you can't really say no to the R7 1700, but i'm concerned about the windows 11 compatability. Windows 10 only has like 13 months of life left. Thanks for tip about the repaste.

[@xtremezone987]

Oh no, someone got crumbz from their happy meal inside of the audio port ? LoL ;)

[@DenofLore]

There we go. The good shit.

[@jeffersonsia4539]

hi! I am going Japan in 2 weeks time! Are SSDs cheaper in akihabara?

[@Kcii-99]

make sure u pay attention to those 'new' 3050s, they have 4gb not 6gb of ram, and its slower and less computes

[@Conenion]

Tech YES sunglasses approved.

[@KrissBartlett]

that mic sound good Bryan the other was not that good so stick to what you know and use I hyave seen Gpu and Cpu sold on Temu cheep low end ones for sale there and free delivery if you buy so much

[@hermanmaquine9752]

the best cheap pc parts are from the states, never found a cheap gpu on ali etc. only the xeon sets are good priced

[@Titan_Z1]

hey which non x3d cpu would ya say is worth it for getting into am5

[@_oriTech_]

hey mate, the boards and the 3070 killed me... rly good deals.... but 150 bucks for 3050... i dont know.... here in germany, the 3050 8gb goes for 150 euros and i dont want to pay so much for this card, sometimes u can get a 2060 super for 120-130 bucks around and i would go with that instead. my customers always come with that... i want 200+ fos on fortnite, cod etc. and they dont care about the hardware and the other fraction is that "can u build something for amount x with an 4070" type of customers. its hard to find a ballance in between spcial wenn i wanted to prebuild and sell something. ive bought also 1700x for 25 euros and b450 boards for around 40 bucks and paired it with 2060 and nobody wanted to buy it. asked 300 euro for that with 1tb ssd and 500w straight power 11 from be quiet in the classic montech air case with rgb fans... its hanging around 2 months so i startet to drop prices and got 270 euros and make no money at all out of that. but performancewise... this combo is a rly solid combo for light gaming and indeed some workloads. i would love to can offer r5 5600 with rtx 3060 for 350 bucks... but its not possible. i still hope the next gen of cards came in with a "better" price and more performance that we can get better used deals on the 3060 or 3060 ti. i also bought a 3060 8gb card for 150 bucks and its an okay deal, i would buy it for 150 over the 3050 all day long

[@chrismasonUK]

REQUEST please Bryan can you do a Review on RX 5700 (non XT) as these are £130 here on England on CEX website and I've seen video's were these perform about the same as an RTX 3060

[@nescumzwei]

You braved August! Congratulations for not being keeling over (though July seemed hotter). Did you leave any Nvidia stuff in Tskumo after that? I nipped to Akiba during Obon and, no idea when this was recorded, but yeah the Nvidia stuff was a going up a little. If you want value, it seems to be increasingly AMD or (no idea about the drivers) Intel now. There have been more and more Intel cards appearing in the Junk Paras recently, and 6600s are going for about 21-24k yen mostly. If you are flipping systems though I can understand the need to stick with the Geforce cards. I certainly get the finance woes with Japan. I used to be able to send money back and forth to the UK without many issues, but now it is a pain. Granted I have a residence card, but finances and the money sector feels really behind in Japan compared to Europe.

[@techyescity]

There is definitely still heaps there! Oh so you have felt the pain too with xferring money?

[@Noiconnotag]

Are you still using GD900 thermal paste or have you found something else ?

[@kr00tman]

It's crazy to me how much people like 3070s, I would much rather take a 2080ti, or spend a tiny bit more and get a 3080

[@Willbme4EVA]

In Japan I have many banking accounts. They always frown on killing the account. Best to just ask them to leave Jpy 5,000 in the account, and transfer the rest.

[@leechamberland6773]

How would you go about selling parts ?

[@muhammadahmar7568]

hello, can you guide me about the purchase of used CPU, GPU from Yahoo auctions Japan, is it okay to buy from it?

[@techyescity]

Yes I would get confirmation it is working in the ad, usually the sellers show pictures of the parts working in their ads, I would buy those ones over the ones that just say it could work.

[@KnurdMonkey]

I dunno if somebody else did ask you before. Aren't you paying a gazillion AU$ to customs in AU for importing in your country?

[@johnhurst7226]

the price of some of the new stuff here in the UK has got bad the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D went up by £40 and the and some of the AM5 mob have been going up by a lot as well and ssd's have been going up in price as well

[@chrismay2298]

You can't have a debt based fiat currency without inflation. Must always print MOAR!! Nice report. Been doing a similar hustle in the US midwest on a smaller scale for years. GPUs are always the X factor.

[@ZOMBIEC0RP]

Hi Brian long time lurker. I'm visiting Tokyo in December I know you pointed them out on the map but i'm having trouble making notes of them do you have maps links at all? :)Thanks.